Perkiomen School in Pennsburg recently announced the establishment of a developmental language program to the school's curriculum.

The program is designed to provide supportive help and techniques for students who encounter academic difficulties because of either poor language training in their early schooling or an inherent language disability.

Perkiomen's developmental language department consists of two instructors who have special training in dealing with language difficulties. Language training, a contemporary name for instruction in reading and writing, is not new to education and Perkiomen provides such supportive instruction as a supplement to its traditional college prep program.

The school's program is under the direction of George K. Allison, headmaster, who previously developed similar programs at The Forman School in Litchfield, Conn., and the Knox School in St. James, Long Island.

Perkiomen School is a 111-year-old coeducational boarding and day school located 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The school enrolls 220 students in grades eight through post-graduate and offers a structured academic program featuring class size of fifteen or less and supervised evening study halls. In addition, the school requires participation in its athletic and fine arts programs.

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In early summer, Helping Hands, Inc., received a $10,000 grant from the Mabel Pew Myrin Trust. The funds were given to support the 1985 summer camp program for lower income mentally retarded persons, ages five and above.

For the past nine years, Camp Helping Hands has provided therapeutic activities to handicapped individuals during the summer months. Activities include music therapy, water therapy, self-help skill sessions, personal hygiene improvement, drama and academics. Camp Helping Hands currently carries a 96 percent rating from the American Camping Association for adhering to regulations for running a quality camp program.

This year's day camp session was held at Goshenhoppen Park in East Greenville and the overnight camp program was held at Camp Mensch Mill in Huff's Church. The agency anticipates serving 115 handicapped persons this season from a five-county area.